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upset and was righted, aud a line was thrown
tile poor fellows, but their hands and arms
were frozen so they could not grasp 1t, and
nn WAY nsver tn rise I'M the sea u gives NV me its
dead. Appreciate that heroism and self-sacri-
fee OF the brave fellows we all can. and can
we not appreciate the Christ who put out into
q more biting cold and into more overwhelm.
ing surge to bring us out of infinite peril into
everlasting safety? The wave of human hate
rolled over Him from one side and the wave OF
hellish fury rolled over Him on the other side.
Oh, the thickness of the night and the thunder
our rescue
Come in on that one narrow beam.-the beam
of the cross. Let all else 90 and cling to that.
Put that under you. and, with the earnestness
OF swimmer struggling for his life, put out for
shore. There Is great, warm fire OF wei,
were as far out as you are, are standing In its
genial and heavenly glow. The angels OF Gods
rescue are wading out into the surf to clutch
your hand, and they know how exhausted you
are, and oil tho redeemed prodigals OF heaven
are on the beach with new white robes to
clothe all those who come IN on broken pieces
My sympathies are for such all the more be.
cause was naturally skeptical. disposed to
question everything about this fife and
the next, and was in danger Of being further
Ianean breakers, and was sometimes the an
noyance OF my theological professor because
asked SO many questions. But came In on
ners, and that was sinner, and got ashore,
and do not propose to 60 out on that sea
again. have not for thirty minutes discussed
the controverted points Of theology In thirty
years And during the rest of my life do not
propose to discuss them for thirty seconds.
/ would rather, in mud scow, try to
weather the worst cyclone that ever swept up
from the Caribbean than risk my Immortal
soul in useless and perilous discussions, in
which some ofmy brethren, in the ministry
are indulaing. They remind me of q company
from which the life boats are usually launched,
and cooliy discussing the different style of oar.
locks and how deep boat ought TO set in the
water, while a hurricane is IN full blast, aud
there are three steamers crowded with passen-
gers going to pieces in the oiiiDg. An old tar,
the muscles of his face working with ner-
TO discuss such things. Man the life boat
Who will volunteer? Ont with her into the
surf! Pull, my lads, pull for the wreck IIa
pa now We have them @ aem .ha IN baa aa
Jack, you try to bring them to: Put these
iannels around their hands and feet; rElio and
T GT he shore Sa hsp 50 sny
struggling in the waves of sin and sorrow and
wretchedness let all else 20 but salvation for
time and salvation for ever.
bethlnk myself that there are some here
whose opportunity or whose lhe Is a mere
wreck and they have only q gmall piece loft;
You started in youth with al sails set ana
SuScy aesa S the was direction have
% m on Gs come aayG ON only hst sS oGe
plenk' 1some ei broken pieces OF the ship"
You admit y5ti are all broken up, one decade
of your llIs gone by, two decades, three
decades. cur decades, a half century, perhaps
lhree.oabrters of n century gone. The hour
han66nd the minute hand OF your clock of
iife1re almost parallel, and soon 1t will be
taelye and your day ended. Clear dscour.
D6ged, are yon2 admit II is q sad thing to give
all of onr lives that is worth anything to sin
and the devil, and that at last make God
present OF firstrate corpse. But the past you
cannot recover, Get on board that old ship
vOu never Will. Have you only one more year
left one more month, one more week one
more day, one more hour-come in on that
Perhaps II you get TO heaven God may let you
go out on some great mission to some other
world, where you can somewhat atone for your
lack OF service In this.
From many deathbed ! have seen the
bands thrown up In dcploratlon something like
thisf my life has been wasted. had good
mental faculties, and fine social position. and
great opportunity, but through worldllness and
and neglect all has gsne to waste save these few
remaining hours. now accept OF Christ, aud
shall enter Heayen through His mercy, b 1t
alas. alas, that when might have entered the
hSten OF eternal rest with full cargo, aud
Fen greeted by the waving hands OF multi
tude In whose salvation l had borne q blessed
part, must confess now enter the harbor of
Heaven on broken pieces Of the shipl"
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